Shirt detachably combined with collar



July'26, 1938. T. L. SHEPHERD SHIRT DETACHABLY COMBINED WITH COLLAR Filed June 8, 19:55

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Thomas L.,She aherd BY" 2 a6 5ORNEYS.

Patented July 26, 1938 PATENT OFFIQE SHIRT DETACHABLY COMBINED WITH COLLAR Thomas Lewis Shepherd, London, England 'Application June 8, 1935, Serial No. 25,682

In Great Britain June 11, 1934 4 Claims.

This invention relates to shirt collars, neck bands for shirts and the like which are so constructed that a collar may be secured in position without the use of a back collar stud, the collar 5 and neck band being provided with corresponding projection strips upon their adjacent surfaces when worn so that the strip on the collar will engage beneath that formed on the neck band, whereby the collar will be held securely in position.

The invention consists in an improved collar and shirt having a stiffened projecting strip of material of V shape in cross section secured by one limb to the inside of the collar, the free limb of the V being adapted to engage and interlock with a corresponding free limb of a stiffened projecting strip of similar cross section secured on the shirt neck band, whereby the collar may be attached to the shirt without employing a back stud, the V shaped strips of the collar and shirt neck band respectively being treated with an adhesive material which when dry or set will withstand laundering or cleaning operations without losing stiffness.

In carrying the invention into effect these V shaped strips are formed from a strip of material which may be either single-ply or multi-ply and which may be of the same character or fabric of which the collar and the neck band respectively are formed, the member which is to be secured to the neck band consisting of a V of inverted shape, in cross section, whilst that secured upon the inside of the collar is of the ordinary vertical V in cross section. Such members would be so secured that one edge is left free sothat it may be adapted to engage under or over the corresponding free edge of the other member.

The projecting member made in this form would be treated with an adhesive material which when, dry or set will withstand laundering operations without losing stiffness, such as a solution of the resin formed by the condensation of glycerol and phthalic anhydride, and the amount of such substance would be so regulated that when the collar was laundered and ironed, the projecting member will project therefrom sufficiently so that it would neither stick hard tothe collar nor be pressed too hard thereinto. When such a fastening device is to be used, the projecting band would be found sufiiciently loose to engage in the manner desired with the corresponding member applied upon the neck band o-r collar as the case may be.

The member may be secured to the collar or neck band in any desired way and, for example, it may be stitched or sewn to the collar or may be secured thereto by means of an insoluble adhesive such as above described and when in use, it will be found that no starching is required for either the collar or the band, since the finishing and ironing operations would leave the collar and the band with that degree of stiffness required.

According to choice, the collar may have one degree of stiffness and the projecting band may be of a lesser degree of stillness. The band may be either a continuous band or a discontinuous one as desired.

The band being filled or loaded with the material referred to will possess the advantage that its edge will be proof against ravelling or fraying.

Figure 1 illustrates in section a collar and shirt neck band made according to the invention and Figure 2 illustrates a complete collar corresponding to the section shown in Figure 1. As will be seen from Figure 1 the V shaped strip B is secured to the collar E either by an adhesive or stitching the free edge of the strip B standing slightly away from the body portion of the collar, so that it will engage with the free edge of the inverted V shaped member C which is secured to the shirt neck band.

It will be understood that the above described arrangement is applicable to collars of any shape or style and it will also be understood that they may be applied to stiif collars, semi-still collars and also to soft collars.

I claim:

1. An improved collar and shirt having a stiffened projecting strip of material of V shape in cross section secured by one limb to the inside of the collar and extending to within a short distance of the stud holes, the free limb of the V being adapted to engage and interlock with acorresponding free limb of a stiffened projecting strip of similar cross section secured on the outside of the shirt neck band and extending to within a short distance of the stud holes, whereby the collar may be attached to the shirt without employing a back stud, the V shaped strips of 4 the collar and shirt neck band respectively being treated with an adhesive material which when dry or set will withstand laundering or cleaning operations without losing stifiness.

2. An improved collar and shirt as claimed in claim 1 wherein the strips are secured to the collar and shirt neck band by means of the adhesive.

3. An improved collar and shirt as claimed in claim 1 wherein the projecting strips are secured 50 to the collar and shirt neck band by a synthetic resin.

4. An improved collar and shirt as claimed in claim 1 wherein the projecting strips are secured to the collar and shirt neck band by a solution of 55 the resin formed by the condensation of glycerol and phthalic anhydride.

THOMAS LEWIS SHEPHERD. 

